Laura J’s review of A Month From Miami by Barbara Meyers
Contemporary Romance released by Samhain 4 Mar 08
In this light romantic comedy, Kaylee Walsh is headed to Miami for a new life. She is tired of being stuck in a small town, tired of her loser ex-boyfriend and ready for a change. Now she just has to get there, if only her car would cooperate. She’s still at least a day’s drive to Miami and her new life, when her car breaks down and won’t restart. After walking into a town very similar to one Kaylee is anxiously leaving she finds a garage and a handsome mechanic to hopefully help get her on her way. Unfortunately for Kaylee, the repairs are going put a major damper in the money she has saved for her move and those jewels she found in the gas tank, well they’re not hers and she would rather not know where they came from.
An opportunity presents itself when the daughter of Rick Braddock, the handsome garage owner, is suddenly in need of a babysitter for a month. Even though Rick is reluctant to allow Kaylee to babysit his daughter, Molly, he finally agrees to it, in exchange for repairing Kaylee’s car. Rick sees in Kaylee his ex-wife, a woman with dreams much too big for a small town and he doesn’t want Molly to get attached or even himself for that matter.
This was a fun romance book with just a bit of a mystery thrown in. Ms. Meyers has created very likable characters in Kaylee and Rick. In the beginning I wasn’t real sure I was going to like Kaylee, but she quickly grew on me as I learned more about her and saw how she was with Molly and Rick. Rick seems so sullen in the beginning and is wary of Kaylee and his attraction to her because she seems to have the same dreams as his ex-wife. But he is an excellent father, protective, but not overly protective. Kaylee is a perfect match for Rick, bringing him out of his loneliness and helping him heal his heart. Usually I don’t like kids in stories as they are sometimes distracting (even when they are a part of the plot), but Molly is cute and a well written character and I adored her.
I’m looking forward to reading more books by Ms. Meyers.
Grade: B-
They told themselves it was only for a month…
Perrish, Florida was supposed to be just an eye-blink for Kaylee Walsh on her way to a glamorous new life in Miami-minus her sleazy ex-boyfriend. She’s not about to let a little car trouble or an empty wallet throw a monkey wrench into her plans. Not even when there’s a handsome mechanic on the other end of that wrench.
Rick Braddock knows better than to give a second glance to a woman with big-city dreams. But getting Kaylee back on the road means car repairs she can’t afford. So he offers a trade. His services for hers. As a babysitter and housekeeper, that is.
They tell themselves it’s only for a month. But as they settle into comfortably domestic days and intensely intimate nights, Rick realizes what a treasure he’s discovered in Kaylee. And for Kaylee, the lure of Miami is losing its shine.
Then Rick discovers a fortune in stolen gems hidden in her gas tank. Is Kaylee the woman he thought she was-or is she taking him for a ride?
Read an excerpt here
